Clothespin



Jul 7 1925. 1,545,153 J B. MOORE CLOTHESPIN Filed July 22, 1924.-

Patented July 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES J 3.1IOORE, or casrna, wroumo,

OF ONE-THIRD T OLIVER A. BRONSON, OF CASPER,

ASSIGNOB, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

WYOMING, AND ONE-THIRD 1'0 GROVEB JYJ'AACKS, OF IBERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.

OLOTHESPIN.

Application filed July 22, 1924. Serial No. 727,455.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J B. Moore, a citizen of the United States, residing at Casper, 1n

the county of Natrona and State of Wyom-v ing, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothespins, of wh1ch the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes pins and has for its principal object to provide a simple and eflicient device whereby clothes may be hung on a line without coming in direct contact therewith thus preventing the soiling of the clothes by the line.

. A further object of the invention is to provide a clothes pin of the above mentioned character, which is of such a construction as j to enable the same to be readily and easily secured in engagement with a clothes line,

means being further associated therewith for supporting clothes against accidental disengagement therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clothes pin of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction,

inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved clothes pin showing the same in position on a clothes line and supporting clothes thereon, V

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of one of the levers, and

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the other lever.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose 4 of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generally my improved clothes pin and the same comprises the coacting levers 2 and 3 respectively. A coil spring such as is shown at 4: in the drawing is disposed between the intermediate portion of the coacting lever and the arms of the swing extend on opposite sides of the levers and have the free ends thereof disposed in the transversely extending grooves 5 and 6 respectively provided in the levers 2 and 3 in the manners clearly illustrated in Figure 1 whereby the levers are spring pressed and normally held in engagement with each other.

The coacting jaws 7 and 8 are provided on the lower ends of the levers 2 and 3 respectively while the upper ends thereof are provided with the handles 9 and 10 respectively. The handles are separated by having the inner faces of the upper portions of the levers cut away as illustrated more clearly in the drawing. While the jaws 7 and 8 have their inner opposed faces abutting. The inner opposed faces of the lower portions of the jaws are beveled as illustrated at 11 and 12 respectively in the drawing and provide a means whereby the clothes pin may be readily and easily inserted over a clothes line and to further enable the jaws to receive the clothes to be clamped by the clothes pin.

Provided in the inner opposed contacting faces of the lever at a point directly below the handle portions 9 and 10 respectively are the coacting notches 13 and 14. The same provide a means for receiving therein the clothes line A when the clothes pin is in use in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 1. Also provided on the inner opposed contacting faces of the jaws 7 and 8 is the closed securing means and the same comrises an outwardly extending tooth carried y the arranged in the jaw 7 of the lever 2 for cooperation with the tooth 15. The tooth may be either formed integrally with the jaw or may be supported in a suitable recess 19 provided in the jaw in any suitable manner. With the clothes pins now primarily in use, clothes will ordinarily become soiled when in contact with the clothes line especially so during cold weather when the line has been subjected to snow and rain and the clothes line has become black. The provision of a clothes pin of the above mentioned character, will enable the clothes to be suspended from the line without having the same come in direct contact therewith. The

jaw 8 of the lever 3 and a notch 16 clothes will be secured in position by means of the tooth 15 and the cooperating notches 15 I in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 1 and the notches 13 and 14 provide a means whereby the clothes in may be supported on the clothes line w en the clothes pin is In use.

The simplicity of my device enables the same to be readily and easily actuated and will furthermore be positive in its gripping action for holding the clothes against accidental disengagement from the clothes pin.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invlention and the scope of the appended c mm. A

Having thus described the invention, what claim is A clothes pin comprising a pair of'levers including jaws and handles, spring means for holding the Jaws closed against each portion of each other, the mner abutting jaw provided with a pair of notches, the

notches of the jaws being similarly arranged so that one notch of one jaw will register with one notch of the other jaw, and a tooth including a body and a pointed projection, said body of the tooth being positioned in one of the notches so that the pointed portion is adapted to project in the o posite notch registering with the notch in w ich the body of the tooth is positioned.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

J B. MOORE. 

